Single-engine piston

N8251B

1994 Homebuilt Rans S7 Courier

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1994
Serial
1194142
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cotter, AR
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Registration record

N8251B on the FAA register

Type
1994 Homebuilt Rans S7 Courier
Serial
1194142
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cotter, AR
Certificate issued
2004-07-23
Airworthiness date
2026-01-30
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB45EB
Mode S (octal)
52642753
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2004-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N8251B to the current registrant.
  • 1994
    Manufactured (1994).
  • 1991-04-18
    N8251B previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 288216182); cancelled.
  • 1980-09-18
    N8251B previously assigned to a Piper Arrow IV (s/n 28R-8018101); cancelled.
  • 1960-08-22
    N8251B previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 36051); cancelled.
Overview

About N8251B

N8251B is a 1994 Homebuilt Rans S7 Courier, serial number 1194142. It is registered to an individual in Cotter, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2004 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 30, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8251B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-01-19 Accident · Burbank, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX90FA070
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-161 — a different aircraft that carried the N8251B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) DUE TO HIS IMPAIRMENT FROM USE OF MARIJUANA, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT BY THE CFI, AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WAS MAINTAINED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CFI'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN ITS CERTIFIED GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.